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2020

AHA News: Clogged Arteries Are Not the Only Sign of Cardiovascular Disease

AHA News: Clogged Arteries Are Not the Only Sign of Cardiovascular DiseaseTHURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Doctors rely on a variety of risk assessments to evaluate how likely a person is to develop heart disease. While the scores provide an invaluable tool for health care professionals and the general public alike, they are not infallible. For example, they sometimes fail to accurately predict risk in a condition where there's a lack of blood flow to tissues but no obstruction in the heart arteries. It's estimated about 3 to 4 million U.S. adults have the disorder called INOCA, which stands for Ischemia but No Obstructive Coronary Artery disease and is more common in women. The question is: If the main coronary arteries aren't blocked, what's restricting blood flow to the heart? Problems in the lining of the blood vessels,...

What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19

9 April 2020
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19THURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you or your child has type 1 diabetes, you already have a lot of extra health worries, and now you need to add COVID-19 infections to the list. You may be wondering if you have a higher risk of catching COVID-19, if you'll be able to get your diabetes supplies and how you might handle the illness if you do get sick. Here's some information to help you get through this trying time: Is my risk of COVID-19 higher? Aaron Kowalski, CEO of JDRF (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), has some good news on this front. "Healthy type 1 folks aren't more at risk if they have a reasonable A1C," he said. An A1C is a blood test that estimates blood sugar control during the past two to three months. But, for those who are having...

How to Connect With Nursing Home Patients in Quarantine

9 April 2020
How to Connect With Nursing Home Patients in QuarantineTHURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. nursing homes, assisted living centers and other long-term care facilities have closed their doors to outsiders due to the coronavirus pandemic, making it difficult for residents and their families to stay connected. The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) has some advice for making this difficult situation better. "Right now, families across the country cannot visit their relatives in long-term care settings, and while they can't be there with them in person, they can, and should, still be there for them," said Charles Fuschillo, president and chief executive officer of the AFA. "There are other ways that individuals can remain connected with a loved one with Alzheimer's from anywhere," he noted in a foundation news...

Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds

9 April 2020
Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury OddsTHURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Children of parents with mental illness are at increased risk for injuries, researchers report. Risk is highest before 1 year of age, but remains elevated to age 17, according to the new study. "Our results show there is a need for increased support to parents with mental illness, especially during the first year of life," said Alicia Nevriana. She is one of the study authors and a Ph.D. student in the global public health department at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. "There are already recommendations for new parents to ensure their children's safety, but we think there is a need to update these recommendations also by taking into account parents' mental health," Nevriana said in an institute news release. For the study, the...

Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?

9 April 2020
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?THURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 has infected over 429,000 Americans and claimed the lives of nearly 15,000 patients, with seniors clearly bearing the brunt of severe disease. But experts warn the virus is proving to be a threat to some younger Americans as well. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that's been true since Americans began getting sick. In mid-March, the CDC reported that patients aged 20 to 64 accounted for 20% of all COVID-19 fatalities, though more recent CDC statistics suggest the number may be more in the range of 10%. Either way, the risk to young Americans is significant. Which begs the question: What exactly is going on? It's impossible to know for sure, cautioned Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, an assistant...

Don't Count on Warmer Weather to Curb COVID-19

9 April 2020
Don`t Count on Warmer Weather to Curb COVID-19THURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Both the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a report out of China are dampening hopes that -- as happens with colds and the flu -- COVID-19 might begin to fade with hotter weather. "Given that countries currently in 'summer' climates, such as Australia and Iran, are experiencing rapid virus spread, a decrease in cases with increases in humidity and temperature elsewhere should not be assumed," according to experts at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). And a new study conducted between early January and early March in 224 coronavirus-endemic cities across China supports that notion. It found that coronavirus transmission did not seem to change with fluctuations in daily temperature or humidity. "Our study does not support the...

Millions More Unemployed as U.S. Coronavirus Lockdowns Devastate Economy

9 April 2020
Millions More Unemployed as U.S. Coronavirus Lockdowns Devastate EconomyTHURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- With the U.S. coronavirus death toll edging closer to 15,000 on Thursday, Americans faced more bleak news on unemployment numbers. U.S. Labor Department statistics released Thursday morning showed that 6.6 million more workers joined the jobless rolls in the past week, the Associated Press reported. That comes on top of 10 million jobless claims that were filed in the previous two weeks. It's as if "the economy as a whole has fallen into some sudden black hole," Kathy Bostjancic, chief U.S. financial economist at Oxford Economics, told the wire service. In an effort to make returning to the workplace easier after being exposed to coronavirus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday issued new, more relaxed...

Coronavirus Came to New York City From Europe, Not Asia, Genetic Study Shows

9 April 2020
Coronavirus Came to New York City From Europe, Not Asia, Genetic Study ShowsTHURSDAY, April 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The new coronavirus has been circulating in New York City for longer than previously believed and most cases can be traced back to Europe, a new study reveals. To come to that conclusion, genetic information about the coronavirus was gathered from nasal swab samples taken from 75 patients at Tisch Hospital, NYU Winthrop Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, said the NYU Langone Health team. The findings were submitted to the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data, which promotes the international sharing of data on influenza infections and is now tracking the evolution of the new coronavirus. "The value of determining viral local sequences is that -- the more that become available -- the better we can monitor the spread and...

Newborns With COVID-19 May Suffer Only Mild Symptoms,...

WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Newborns with COVID-19 may get by with only mild infection symptoms, a small, new study suggests. Researchers at Wuhan University in China identified...

Are Steroids Really the Answer for Arthritic Knees?

WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Folks with knee arthritis will get more out of physical therapy than a cortisone shot, a new clinical trial argues. People with osteoarthritis of the...
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